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Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal was topped as the most effective younger participant in soccer final month through the Ballon d’Or Gala as he was awarded the Kopa Trophy on the night time.
The consequence was by no means doubtful, particularly contemplating the listing of accomplishments the younger phenom needed to his title at simply 17 years of age not just for the membership but additionally for his nation.
After main Spain to the Euro 2024 title and spearheading Barcelona’s assault in an underwhelming season, only a few had any type of reservations in opposition to the protege.
An nearly unanimous vote
The Kopa Trophy is set after voting performed by earlier Ballon d’Or winners, 23 of whom participated within the resolution for this yr’s victor.
Lamine Yamal gained the Kopa Trophy this yr. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Pictures)
Of the 23 legends who voted, a staggering 22 positioned Yamal in first place on their prime three. The one Ballon d’Or winner who didn’t give Yamal numero uno, as revealed by Mundo Deportivo, was former Barcelona ahead Ronaldo Nazario.
The Brazilian legend, who gained the Ballon d’Or in 1997 and 2002, positioned his countryman Savinho in first place and positioned Yamal second in what’s a shocking resolution. In any case, no participant got here fairly near the Barcelona star’s degree final season.
However, Yamal gained by a landslide margin with others together with Lionel Messi, Luis Figo, Hristo Stoitchkov and Michael Owen, amongst others, handing him first place unanimously.
Notably, large names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Platini and Zinedine Zidane didn’t even take part within the vote.
{The teenager} thus completed on an astounding tally of 113 factors with the second-highest being Actual Madrid’s Arda Guler in simply 26 factors. Pau Cubarsi, in the meantime completed fifth with eight factors.
